Irwindale City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
04 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND REGULATIONS1
Sections
- 17.04.010 - Short title.
- 17.04.020 - Purpose.
- 17.04.030 - Minimum requirements.
- 17.04.040 - Reference to other laws.
- 17.04.050 - Continuation of zone variances—Zone exceptions—Conditional or special use permits.
- 17.04.060 - Existing nonconforming uses.
- 17.04.070 - Procedure regarding pending proceedings.
- 17.04.080 - Additional deposit—Established by resolution.
- 17.04.090 - Public project exemption.
CHAPTER 17
08 - DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 17.08.005 - Generally.
- 17.08.010 - Abut, adjoining or contiguous.
- 17.08.015 - Access.
- 17.08.017 - Accessory dwelling unit.
- 17.08.020 - Accessory use.
- 17.08.025 - Adjacent.
- 17.08.030 - Alley.
- 17.08.035 - Apartment.
- 17.08.040 - Apartment house.
- 17.08.045 - Asphalt plant.
- 17.08.050 - Assessor.
- 17.08.052 - Automobile dismantler.
- 17.08.055 - Automobile dismantling yard.
- 17.08.060 - Basement.
- 17.08.065 - Batching plant.
- 17.08.067 - Billboard.
- 17.08.070 - Borrow pit.
- 17.08.075 - Building.
- 17.08.080 - Building, accessory.
- 17.08.085 - Building height.
- 17.08.090 - Building, main.
- 17.08.095 - Carport.
- 17.08.100 - Cellar.
- 17.08.105 - Centerline.
- 17.08.110 - Child care center.
- 17.08.115 - City.
- 17.08.117 - Clinic.
- 17.08.120 - Club, private.
- 17.08.125 - Commission.
- 17.08.130 - Convalescent home.
- 17.08.135 - Council.
- 17.08.140 - Court.
- 17.08.145 - Dairy.
- 17.08.150 - Day camp.
- 17.08.153 - Day spa.
- 17.08.154 - Reserved.
- 17.08.155 - Detached living quarters.
- 17.08.160 - Director.
- 17.08.165 - Duplex.
- 17.08.170 - Dwelling, multiple.
- 17.08.175 - Dwelling, one-family.
- 17.08.180 - Dwelling, three-family.
- 17.08.185 - Dwelling, two-family.
- 17.08.190 - Dwelling unit.
- 17.08.195 - Dump, inert solid.
- 17.08.200 - Dump, rubbish and refuse.
- 17.08.205 - Educational institution.
- 17.08.210 - Explosives.
- 17.08.215 - Family.
- 17.08.220 - Floor area, gross.
- 17.08.225 - Garage.
- 17.08.230 - Gender.
- 17.08.235 - Grade, ground level.
- 17.08.240 - Gradient.
- 17.08.245 - Guesthouse.
- 17.08.250 - Guestroom.
- 17.08.255 - Height.
- 17.08.260 - Highway, major.
- 17.08.265 - Highway, secondary.
- 17.08.270 - Hog ranch.
- 17.08.275 - Home for the aged.
- 17.08.280 - Home occupation.
- 17.08.285 - Hospital.
- 17.08.290 - Household pet.
- 17.08.295 - Junk and salvage yard.
- 17.08.300 - Kitchen.
- 17.08.305 - Landscaping.
- 17.08.310 - Lot or parcel of land.
- 17.08.315 - Lot area.
- 17.08.320 - Lot, corner.
- 17.08.325 - Lot depth.
- 17.08.330 - Lot, interior.
- 17.08.335 - Lot, key.
- 17.08.340 - Lot line, front.
- 17.08.345 - Lot line, rear.
- 17.08.350 - Lot line, side.
- 17.08.355 - Lot, reversed corner.
- 17.08.360 - Lot, through.
- 17.08.365 - Lot, width.
- 17.08.366 - Reserved.
- 17.08.367 - Reserved.
- 17.08.367A - Reserved.
- 17.08.368 - Reserved.
- 17.08.370 - Massage establishment.
- 17.08.372 - May.
- 17.08.373 - Reserved.
- 17.08.375 - Reserved.
- 17.08.376 - Reserved.
- 17.08.377 - Reserved.
- 17.08.380 - Nonconforming use of structure, lawful.
- 17.08.385 - Nursery school.
- 17.08.390 - Nursing and convalescent hospital.
- 17.08.395 - Oath.
- 17.08.400 - Open space.
- 17.08.401 - Reserved.
- 17.08.405 - Reserved.
- 17.08.410 - Parking space or facilities, off-street.
- 17.08.411 - Personal services.
- 17.08.412 - Places of worship.
- 17.08.415 - Person.
- 17.08.418 - Parks.
- 17.08.420 - Plural.
- 17.08.425 - Quarry.
- 17.08.426 - Quarry operations—Definitions.
- 17.08.430 - Recorder.
- 17.08.431 - Recycling facility.
- 17.08.433 - Residential garage sales.
- 17.08.435 - Sanitarium and sanatorium.
- 17.08.436 - Reserved.
- 17.08.440 - Shall.
- 17.08.445 - Sign.
- 17.08.450 - Singular.
- 17.08.455 - Sloping terrain.
- 17.08.460 - Solid fill.
- 17.08.465 - Solid fill project.
- 17.08.470 - State.
- 17.08.475 - Story.
- 17.08.480 - Story, half.
- 17.08.485 - Street.
- 17.08.490 - Structure.
- 17.08.491 - Swap meets.
- 17.08.495 - Tenses.
- 17.08.500 - Transfer station.
- 17.08.505 - Triplex.
- 17.08.510 - Unit, commercial and manufacturing.
- 17.08.515 - Use.
- 17.08.520 - Writing.
- 17.08.525 - Yard.
- 17.08.530 - Yard, front.
- 17.08.535 - Yard, rear.
- 17.08.540 - Yard, side.
CHAPTER 17
12 - ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF ZONES2
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Establishment and designation of zones.
- 17.12.020 - Zoning map adopted—On file.
- 17.12.030 - Uncertainty of boundaries.
- 17.12.040 - Zone classification—Annexations.
- 17.12.050 - Zone classification—Undesignated property.
- 17.12.060 - Zone classification—Clarification of ambiguity.
- 17.12.070 - Building permits and certificates of occupancy denied for noncompliance.
CHAPTER 17
14 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.14.010 - Purpose.
- 17.14.020 - Created—Designated—Procedure.
- 17.14.030 - Definitions.
- 17.14.040 - Permitted uses.
- 17.14.050 - Authorized conditional uses under a precise plan.
- 17.14.060 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.14.070 - Precise plan—Application and process.
- 17.14.080 - Revocation.
- 17.14.090 - Expiration.
- 17.14.100 - Modification.
- 17.14.110 - Failure to give notice.
CHAPTER 17
15 - DENSITY BONUS4
Sections
- 17.15.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.15.020 - Definitions.
- 17.15.030 - Implementation.
- 17.15.040 - Development standards.
- 17.15.050 - Development incentives.
- 17.15.060 - Parking.
- 17.15.070 - Child care facility.
- 17.15.080 - Application requirements and review.
- 17.15.090 - Density bonus housing agreement.
- 17.15.100 - Findings.
CHAPTER 17
16 - R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Sections
- 17.16.010 - Purpose.
- 17.16.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.16.030 - Limitations on permitted uses.
- 17.16.040 - Standards of development.
- 17.16.050 - Required lot area.
- 17.16.060 - Lot width.
- 17.16.070 - Yards.
- 17.16.080 - Open space.
- 17.16.090 - Height limits.
- 17.16.100 - Off-street parking.
- 17.16.110 - Placement of buildings.
- 17.16.120 - Lot area per dwelling.
- 17.16.121 - Building standards.
- 17.16.130 - Reserved.
CHAPTER 17
20 - R-2 LIGHT-MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Sections
- 17.20.010 - Purpose.
- 17.20.020 - Permitted uses.
- 17.20.030 - Limitations on permitted uses.
- 17.20.040 - Standards of development.
- 17.20.050 - Lot area.
- 17.20.060 - Lot width.
- 17.20.070 - Yards.
- 17.20.080 - Open space.
- 17.20.090 - Height limits.
- 17.20.100 - Off-street parking.
- 17.20.110 - Placement of buildings.
CHAPTER 17
52 - M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE
Sections
- 17.52.010 - Permitted uses.
- 17.52.012 - Emergency shelter definition.
- 17.52.015 - Emergency shelter use regulations.
- 17.52.017 - Emergency shelter development standards.
- 17.52.020 - Limitations on permitted uses.
- 17.52.030 - Height.
- 17.52.040 - Front and side yards.
- 17.52.050 - Signs.
- 17.52.060 - Placement of buildings.
- 17.52.080 - Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
CHAPTER 17
56 - M-2 HEAVY MANUFACTURING ZONE
Sections
- 17.56.010 - Permitted uses.
- 17.56.020 - Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
- 17.56.025 - Uses requiring a development agreement.
- 17.56.030 - Limitation on permitted uses.
- 17.56.040 - Front and side yards.
- 17.56.050 - Signs.
- 17.56.060 - Placement of buildings.
- 17.56.070 - Recycling facilities—Definitions.
- 17.56.080 - Recycling facilities—Criteria and standards.
- 17.56.090 - Recycling facilities—Amortization schedule.
CHAPTER 17
58 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
Sections
- 17.58.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.58.020 - Definitions.
- 17.58.030 - Conditional use permit required.
- 17.58.040 - Conditional use permit—Distance requirements.
- 17.58.050 - Conditional use permit—Findings.
- 17.58.060 - Conditional use permit—Factors regarding public convenience or necessity.
- 17.58.070 - General conditions of approval for all establishments engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- 17.58.080 - Specific conditions of approval for on-sale and off-sale alcoholic beverage establishments.
- 17.58.090 - Wall, landscaping and off-street parking requirements (on-sale and off-sale).
- 17.58.100 - Performance standards to prevent public nuisance.
- 17.58.110 - Inspection and right of entry.
- 17.58.120 - Administrative review of conditional use permits.
- 17.58.130 - Violation.
- 17.58.140 - Severability.
CHAPTER 17
59 - SPECIAL USES
Sections
CHAPTER 17
60 - Q QUARRY OVERLAY ZONE5
Sections
- 17.60.005 - Intent.
- 17.60.010 - Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
- 17.60.012 - Uses requiring reclamation plan.
- 17.60.015 - On-site management required.
- 17.60.020 - Limitations on quarry uses.
- 17.60.030 - Maintenance of site requirements and prohibited nuisance activity.
- 17.60.035 - Site management and security plan.
- 17.60.040 - Access roads—Required surfacing.
- 17.60.050 - Slopes and depth.
- 17.60.060 - Drainage and erosion control.
- 17.60.065 - Water quality.
- 17.60.080 - Yards and alternate fencing requirements.
- 17.60.090 - Rock crushing plants—Hours of operation.
- 17.60.100 - Signs.
- 17.60.110 - Flood control regulation.
- 17.60.120 - Air pollution and dust control.
- 17.60.125 - Hazardous materials.
- 17.60.130 - Inspections.
- 17.60.134 - Operator monitoring.
- 17.60.140 - Rehabilitation of land.
- 17.60.150 - Creation of reclamation fund.
- 17.60.160 - Purpose and uses of reclamation fund.
- 17.60.170 - Dissolution of and withdrawals from reclamation fund.
CHAPTER 17
63 - SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION PLANS6
Sections
- 17.63.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.63.020 - Definitions.
- 17.63.030 - Compliance with SMARA.
- 17.63.040 - Scope.
- 17.63.050 - Vested rights.
- 17.63.060 - Application and process.
- 17.63.070 - Standards for reclamation.
- 17.63.080 - Statement of responsibility.
- 17.63.090 - Findings for approval.
- 17.63.100 - Financial assurances.
- 17.63.110 - Interim management plans.
- 17.63.120 - Annual report requirements and review.
- 17.63.130 - Inspections.
- 17.63.140 - Violations—Penalties.
- 17.63.150 - Appeals.
- 17.63.160 - Fees.
- 17.63.170 - Mineral resource protection.
CHAPTER 17
64 - OFF-STREET PARKING
Sections
- 17.64.010 - Purpose.
- 17.64.020 - General provisions.
- 17.64.030 - Parking spaces for specified uses.
- 17.64.040 - Requirements for uses not specified.
- 17.64.050 - Provisions may be waived or modified by commission.
- 17.64.060 - Mixed occupancies in buildings.
- 17.64.070 - Joint use of facilities.
- 17.64.080 - Common facilities.
- 17.64.090 - Submittal of plans for proposed parking areas.
- 17.64.100 - Parking areas—Size and aisles.
- 17.64.110 - Parking areas—Access driveways, turning radii and reverse travel.
- 17.64.120 - Parking areas—Surfacing.
- 17.64.130 - Parking areas—Location.
- 17.64.140 - Parking areas—Setbacks.
- 17.64.150 - Parking areas—Border barricades.
- 17.64.160 - Parking areas—Screening.
- 17.64.170 - Parking areas—Lights.
- 17.64.180 - Parking areas—Entrances and exits.
- 17.64.190 - Parking areas—Striping.
- 17.64.200 - Parking areas—Signs.
- 17.64.210 - Parking areas—Maintenance and irrigation.
- 17.64.220 - Parking areas—Interior landscaping.
- 17.64.230 - Parking areas in R zones.
CHAPTER 17
68 - YARD, AREA AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- 17.68.010 - Height of penthouses and roof structures.
- 17.68.020 - Yard regulations.
- 17.68.030 - Modification of side yard requirement on combined lots.
- 17.68.040 - Modification of yard requirements by commission.
- 17.68.050 - Vision clearance for corner and reversed corner lots.
- 17.68.060 - Front and side yards not required for dwellings and apartments above stores.
- 17.68.070 - Permitted intrusions into required yards.
- 17.68.080 - Height restrictions—Walls, fences and hedges.
- 17.68.090 - Height restrictions—Trees, shrubs and flowers.
- 17.68.100 - Modification of front yard on cul-de-sac.
- 17.68.110 - Minimum lot area.
- 17.68.120 - Landscaping requirements.
- 17.68.130 - Setback minimum established.
- 17.68.140 - Antennae.
CHAPTER 17
70 - SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW
Sections
- 17.70.010 - Generally.
- 17.70.020 - Purposes of provisions.
- 17.70.030 - Review procedures.
- 17.70.040 - Application and submission of site plan.
- 17.70.050 - Findings and standard of review.
- 17.70.060 - Expiration and revision.
- 17.70.070 - Required dedications and improvements.
- 17.70.080 - Building permit prerequisites.
CHAPTER 17
76 - NONCONFORMING USES
Sections
- 17.76.010 - Application of regulations.
- 17.76.020 - Continuation.
- 17.76.030 - Repairs and alterations.
- 17.76.040 - Additions.
- 17.76.050 - Repair of damaged or partially destroyed structure.
- 17.76.060 - Limitation on other uses.
- 17.76.070 - Termination—Conditions specified.
- 17.76.080 - Termination—By violation of applicable law.
- 17.76.090 - Termination—By change in or increase in use.
- 17.76.100 - Termination—By discontinuance.
- 17.76.110 - Termination—By operation of law.
- 17.76.120 - Exceptions to creation of nonconforming uses.
CHAPTER 17
80 - ZONE VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS*8
Sections
- 17.80.010 - Zone variances—Purpose.
- 17.80.020 - Zone variances—Burden of proof.
- 17.80.030 - Conditional use permits—Required when.
- 17.80.040 - Conditional use permits—Burden of proof.
- 17.80.050 - Application—Filing—Withdrawal.
- 17.80.060 - Application—Fees.
- 17.80.070 - Application—Hearing—Generally.
- 17.80.080 - Application—Hearing—Notice.
- 17.80.090 - Application—Decision by resolution.
- 17.80.100 - Application—Notice of decision.
- 17.80.110 - Appeal—Procedure.
- 17.80.120 - Appeal—Council determination—Notice.
- 17.80.130 - Effect of failure to give notice.
- 17.80.140 - Revocation.
- 17.80.150 - Expiration.
- 17.80.160 - Modification.
CHAPTER 17
88 - TEMPORARY USES AND SPECIAL PERMITS
Sections
- 17.88.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.88.020 - Temporary use.
- 17.88.030 - Application—Temporary permit.
- 17.88.040 - Investigation—Temporary permit.
- 17.88.050 - Action on application by director.
- 17.88.060 - Appeals.
- 17.88.070 - Revocation of temporary permit.
- 17.88.080 - Violation—Penalty.
- 17.88.090 - Violation constitutes nuisance—Abatement.
CHAPTER 17
90 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
Sections
- 17.90.010 - Intention of chapter.
- 17.90.020 - Definitions.
- 17.90.030 - General requirements.
- 17.90.040 - Prohibited facilities.
- 17.90.050 - Permits.
- 17.90.060 - Application process.
- 17.90.070 - Term of permits.
- 17.90.080 - Clustered, co-located and multiple-user facilities.
- 17.90.090 - Structural, design and environmental standards.
- 17.90.100 - Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation exposure.
- 17.90.110 - Enforcement.
- 17.90.120 - Violation—Penalty.
- 17.90.130 - Appeal procedures.
CHAPTER 17
100 - AUTOMOTIVE DISMANTLING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE
Sections
- 17.100.010 - Purpose and area within planned development overlay zone.
- 17.100.020 - Definitions.
- 17.100.030 - Permitted uses.
- 17.100.040 - Uses requiring a conditional use permit.
- 17.100.050 - Time limits.
- 17.100.060 - Signage.
- 17.100.070 - Parking and circulation.
- 17.100.080 - Other criteria and standards.
CHAPTER 17
120 - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Sections
- 17.120.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.120.020 - Definitions.
- 17.120.030 - Application and approval process.
- 17.120.040 - Requirements for approval.
- 17.120.050 - Limitations on parking requirements.
- 17.120.060 - Additional limitations on approval requirements.
- 17.120.070 - Requirements for units within an existing space.
- 17.120.080 - Restrictions on occupancy and separate conveyance.
- 17.120.090 - Termination of the use of the accessory dwelling unit.